Team Hired To Design New Arena In Seattle Area

heykid · November 28th, 2006, 09:43 PM

Sonics Hire Team To Design New Arena In Seattle Area

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RealGM/Press Release - 11/28 - 8:32 PM EST
Perhaps the Sonics won't be leaving the Seattle area after all.

Clay Bennett, Chairman of the Seattle Sonics and Storm ownership group, will host a news conference on Wednesday to announce the retention of an architecture and design firm to design a new multi-purpose sports and entertainment arena in the greater Seattle region.

marinerswinws · November 29th, 2006, 12:51 AM

Good im glad, the sonics will stay.

bedir than average · November 30th, 2006, 11:02 AM

heykid, can you link that story you quote?

Here's the Sonic's website on the story

HOK is the premier sports stadium/arena designer in the world. Good to see that the Sonics aren't going cheap and local like the Mariners did. That should mean that silly things like placing the foulpoles in fair territory doesn't cause a million dollar overrun.

TheHoo · November 30th, 2006, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by marinerswinws

Good im glad, the sonics will stay.

Not necessarily. I still think they're end up leaving.

bedir than average · December 2nd, 2006, 09:50 AM

unless the current ownership group gets some more money and creative financing they won't be building in Seattle. I-91 guarunteed that.

edddgar · December 2nd, 2006, 10:51 PM

It's a good sign, but it doesn't mean they're staying, I do think it greatens the chances of staying though. It always seems that when a city sees the stadium they're getting they become more interested. I can't wait too see what they come up with if they go with such extravigent ideas that Bennett has.

Zen653 · January 1st, 2007, 03:13 PM

I hope the Sonics stay in Seattle. It's a fantastic world class city, and as such, should retain an NBA franchise. I think attendance would climb with a better team and a new arena.

It's a shame that someone like Bill Gates doesn't just build the facility himself. He claims to love Seattle, and for him, a couple hundred million is what a $5 bill is to us. He could name the new place Gates Arena and include all kinds of pleasant Seattle and Microsoft-themed touches. If I had Gates' kind of money, I'd already own a sports team or two.

bedir than average · January 5th, 2007, 02:43 PM

He's just not a sports fan... Schultz is a billionaire and dropping the 400M$ by himself wasn't going to happen either.

bedir than average · January 18th, 2007, 06:56 PM

The Seattle Times: Sonics: Sonics say they need at least $300 million for a new arena

Its down to Renton or Bellevue, and the state/county/cities giving the team 300M$ for a 400M$+ stadium.

November 29th, 2006, 12:51 AM	#2 (permalink)
marinerswinws Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Seattle area Posts: 167	Good im glad, the sonics will stay. __________________ Go seattle sports!

November 30th, 2006, 11:02 AM	#3 (permalink)
bedir than average Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Starbucks Posts: 8,258	heykid, can you link that story you quote? Here's the Sonic's website on the story HOK is the premier sports stadium/arena designer in the world. Good to see that the Sonics aren't going cheap and local like the Mariners did. That should mean that silly things like placing the foulpoles in fair territory doesn't cause a million dollar overrun. __________________ I'm sorry I left for a while. I needed a vaction, and then work changed substantially. I'm over 50 hour weeks, plus two hours a day of commuting time. A few weeks ago I launched my own blog about Seattle Sounders FC and Life in Puget Sound. I won't be by these parts often as my focus has changed. Sorry about the unannounced retirement.

December 2nd, 2006, 09:50 AM	#5 (permalink)
bedir than average Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Starbucks Posts: 8,258	unless the current ownership group gets some more money and creative financing they won't be building in Seattle. I-91 guarunteed that. __________________ I'm sorry I left for a while. I needed a vaction, and then work changed substantially. I'm over 50 hour weeks, plus two hours a day of commuting time. A few weeks ago I launched my own blog about Seattle Sounders FC and Life in Puget Sound. I won't be by these parts often as my focus has changed. Sorry about the unannounced retirement.

January 5th, 2007, 02:43 PM	#8 (permalink)
bedir than average Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Starbucks Posts: 8,258	He's just not a sports fan... Schultz is a billionaire and dropping the 400M$ by himself wasn't going to happen either. __________________ I'm sorry I left for a while. I needed a vaction, and then work changed substantially. I'm over 50 hour weeks, plus two hours a day of commuting time. A few weeks ago I launched my own blog about Seattle Sounders FC and Life in Puget Sound. I won't be by these parts often as my focus has changed. Sorry about the unannounced retirement.

January 18th, 2007, 06:56 PM	#9 (permalink)
bedir than average Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Starbucks Posts: 8,258	The Seattle Times: Sonics: Sonics say they need at least $300 million for a new arena Its down to Renton or Bellevue, and the state/county/cities giving the team 300M$ for a 400M$+ stadium. __________________ I'm sorry I left for a while. I needed a vaction, and then work changed substantially. I'm over 50 hour weeks, plus two hours a day of commuting time. A few weeks ago I launched my own blog about Seattle Sounders FC and Life in Puget Sound. I won't be by these parts often as my focus has changed. Sorry about the unannounced retirement.

December 2nd, 2006, 10:51 PM	#6 (permalink)
edddgar Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 51	It's a good sign, but it doesn't mean they're staying, I do think it greatens the chances of staying though. It always seems that when a city sees the stadium they're getting they become more interested. I can't wait too see what they come up with if they go with such extravigent ideas that Bennett has.

January 1st, 2007, 03:13 PM	#7 (permalink)
Zen653 Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 7,274	I hope the Sonics stay in Seattle. It's a fantastic world class city, and as such, should retain an NBA franchise. I think attendance would climb with a better team and a new arena. It's a shame that someone like Bill Gates doesn't just build the facility himself. He claims to love Seattle, and for him, a couple hundred million is what a $5 bill is to us. He could name the new place Gates Arena and include all kinds of pleasant Seattle and Microsoft-themed touches. If I had Gates' kind of money, I'd already own a sports team or two.